diff --git a/ethereumj-core/build.gradle b/ethereumj-core/build.gradle
index 5d4710f3..802c5663 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/build.gradle
+++ b/ethereumj-core/build.gradle
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ jacocoTestReport {
 def bintrayUsername = project.hasProperty('bintrayUser') ? project.bintrayUser : ''
 def bintrayPassword = project.hasProperty('bintrayKey') ? project.bintrayKey : ''
 def pullRequest = System.getenv('TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST')
+def branchName = System.getenv('TRAVIS_BRANCH')
 
 artifactory {
     contextUrl = 'http://oss.jfrog.org/artifactory'
@@ -156,8 +157,7 @@ artifactory {
 
 artifactoryPublish.onlyIf {
     (!pullRequest || pullRequest == 'false') &&
-            project.version.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT') && (buildEnv.branch.startsWith('master'))
-
+            project.version.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT') && (branchName.startsWith('master'))
 }
 
 bintray {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ install {
 
 task publish {
 
-    println "publishing if master current branch: " + buildEnv.branch
+    println "publishing if master current branch: " + branchName
     description = "Publishes snapshots to oss.jfrog.org and releases to Bintray/JCenter"
     dependsOn artifactoryPublish, bintrayUpload
 }